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LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK
New name, same game
By Cllr Richard Wright | 09 April 2026
Chair of the newly-branded LCN, Richard Wright, talks to Paul Marinko about the network’s aims, where it sits among other key organisations within the sector and why the revamp is much more than a ...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
By Paul Marinko | 09 April 2026
The chair of the Local Councils Network (LCN) has suggested it seems ‘illogical’ for the County C...
REORGANISATION
Toil, then trouble on LGR
By Martin Ford | 02 April 2026
The Government has announced its decisions on new unitaries in four of the Devolution Priority Pr...
REORGANISATION
Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 26 March 2026
Essex CC is looking to mount a legal challenge to the Government's decision to reorganise the cou...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 19 March 2026
The District Councils’ Network has announced it is rebranding to the Local Councils Network (LCN).
HOUSING
Our CCN councils are pro-housing growth, if delivered the right way
By Simon Edwards | 19 March 2026
The planning system is one of the main ways people feel they can influence and shape their commun...
PLANNING
Planning reforms threaten 'developer free-for-all'
By Martin Ford | 17 March 2026
The voices of rural communities would be ‘severely weakened’ by the Government’s proposed plannin...
FINANCE
Local government finance settlement leaves sector divided
By Martin Ford | 17 February 2026
The most controversial local government finance settlement for years has divided the sector. Mart...
FINANCE
The centre must tackle the challenges still faced by counties and unitaries
By Cllr Matthew Hicks | 12 February 2026
The Government’s decision to pay the bulk of SEND deficits is a relief, but sensible decisions on...
FINANCE
Local government now has clarity and a credible way forward on SEND
By Rob Powell | 10 February 2026
Rob Powell says he is ‘relieved and pleased that we now have a meaningful solution’ to English co...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
CCN: Funding for adult social care pay to fall short by £350m
By Joe Lepper | 27 January 2026
Government funding for plans to tackle low pay in adult social care will fall short by around £35...
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Head of Finance (Deputy S151 Officer)
£86,633 - £100,994 per annum.
Swansea Council is a large, progressive well run local authority with ambitious plans that are regenerating the city and region. Apply for this job
Head of Pensions (Deputy S151 Officer)
£88,633 - £100,994 per annum
The Swansea Pension fund is in good financial health due to strong and prudent financial management. Apply for this job
Head of Internal Communications
£59,526 - £74,040 per year
Southwark Council is strengthening how it communicates with staff and residents... Apply for this job
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Putting prevention first
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